Trump, in a tweet, gives voice to unspoken truth about presidential travel

The following article by David Nakamura was posted on the Washington Post website January 18, 2018:

President Trump boards Air Force One as he departs for Pennsylvania on Thursday. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

President Trump has reveled in smashing political precedent, but on Thursday he followed his White House predecessors in one of Washington’s usually unspoken traditions: blurring the lines between a campaign trip and official business.

Jetting aboard Air Force One for a quick day trip to western Pennsylvania, Trump delivered a 25-minute speech at a heavy equipment manufacturing company. Though aides touted the visit to the facility in Coraopolis as a chance for Trump to promote his legislative agenda, an ulterior motive was not so thoroughly disguised. Continue reading “Trump, in a tweet, gives voice to unspoken truth about presidential travel”